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Like most people, I used to be obsessed withliquid lipstick.

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That said, I didn’t like how drying and crusty some formulas made my lips look and feel.

Fast forward to today, and I’ve switched my allegiances (mostly) tolip gloss.

However, I often find myself frustrated with how sticky and tacky some of them can be.

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A2022 Best of Beauty Breakthrough winner:Maybelline New York’s SuperStay Vinyl Ink.

As a self-proclaimed long-wear queen, I have always sworn by anything inMaybelline New York’s Super Stay collection.

However, to be real here, I was a bit skeptical.

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On Maybelline New York’s website, there are clear instructions on how to apply the product.

The brand suggests shaking the box-like packaging to activate the formula.

For the shine, they had to put in a lot of legwork.

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Me wearing Lippy, my new favorite lip color.

Basically, the shine was able to sit on top of the pigments without disturbing them.

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Maybelline Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid Lipstick

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OK, back to the utility.

Truthfully, the wand was so precise I found that I didn’t even need alip liner.

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Me wearing Lippy, my new favorite lip color.

But I have yet to reveal the part that shocked me the most.

This lip color is only retails for $10.

There you have it.

TheMaybelline New York SuperStay Vinyl Inkis available now onamazon.comfor only $13.